AfricaCom

AfricaCom (an Africa Tech Festival event)

BroadForward will attend the 29th Edition of AfricaCom in Cape Town to showcase its cutting-edge innovations in mobile network signaling. AfricaCom is the absolute cornerstone event for accelerating Africa’s digital transformation and connecting continent-wide telecom leaders. Let us know if you are there to meet up for face-to-face meeting with BroadForward experts during the event to discuss how we can help you optimize your network infrastructure.

About AfricaCom

AfricaCom is the largest gathering of Africa-focused connectivity leaders in the world, serving as the definitive hub for regional telecom strategy.

• Primary Purpose: To bring together the brightest minds in the telecom space to foster digital growth, drive continent-wide ecosystem partnerships, and establish next-generation infrastructure standards.
• Core Topics: Discussions focus heavily on scalable cloud-native architectures, digital transformation, infrastructure monetization, and the commercial realities of regional 5G expansion.

During this edition, we will cover multiple topics, including:

• Legacy Network Transitions: Overcoming the operational challenges of maintaining and modernizing regional carrier networks by executing seamless, software-driven STP replacements.
• Next-Gen Core Deployments: Driving technical migration toward 5G Standalone (SA) architecture across Africa through localized 5G SCP and SEPP implementations.
• Hybrid Security: Protecting infrastructure integrity with converged firewall functions that bridge legacy 2G/3G/4G traffic with emerging 5G deployments.
• Digital Inclusivity & Scale: Helping service providers efficiently scale their signaling foundations to support the massive volume of new mobile users and enterprise IoT workloads.

Experts in legacy transition and 5G deployment

At the heart of the AfricaCom mission to accelerate Africa’s digital journey, BroadForward delivers the critical signaling expertise that powers over 100+ operators globally. As African carriers look to optimize their operations and phase out aging hardware, BroadForward provides seamless STP and DRA replacements, allowing operators to move away from expensive, legacy end-of-life signaling components. Simultaneously, BroadForward prepares operators for the future of mobile connectivity by deploying advanced 5G SCP (Service Communication Proxy) and SEPP (Security Edge Protection Proxy) architectures. This software-driven approach ensures cost-effective, intelligent routing and unified security across hybrid systems, perfectly embodying the AfricaCom vision for a highly connected and digitally empowered continent.